Logística reversa de resíduos da construção civil

Abstract

This article sought to understand the activities developed by the construction industry in what concerns waste management. Due to the generation of large volumes of solid waste, the treatment and proper disposal of such waste has a great influence on reducing the environmental impacts caused by the sector. The objective of this study was to analyze the management of reverse logistics of civil construction waste; identify the type, volume and characteristics of waste discarded in civil construction; verify the current system of management of civil construction waste; and propose alternatives that can contribute to the adoption of reverse logistics for civil construction waste. The research was carried out in a civil construction company in the city of Itã/SC between March and June,2021 and it was accompanied by the administrative manager of the company. It is a Qualitative research and made use of a questionnaire applied to the company's employees on the subject of the study. The criterion used to choose the company was that it does not have a correct destination for the waste resulting from its activities. As the city in which it is installed is small, it does not have this concern with waste. One of the options proposed involves the implementation of so-called reverse logistics, as it promotes the use of waste to replace virgin materials. The research results show that the waste management systems in the researched organization encompass the following steps: construction waste is discarded in the warehouse yard, without any separation of the same, the collection of these are made by employees of the organization itself, there is no specific loss control. Waste that can be reused is taken to other works for which the company is responsible. The results achieved were the improvement of the logistics of these products and organization in the workspace, making reverse logistics applied in the company. The contribution of this work is that, by adopting the planning and organization of reverse logistics to improve work and sustainability, other construction companies in the city may also apply this idea and improve their own logistics as well as achieve better sustainability levels.